Big Money Spectacular
New Jersey scratch-off game #1887 (Big Money Spectacular) was removed from circulation on November 8, 2026. An estimated 91% of tickets had sold. 1 of 5 top prizes of $30,000 remained unclaimed.
- Ticket price
- $2
- Est. % sold
- 91%
- Closed
- November 8, 2026
- Print run
- 12,971,700
- Tickets left
- 1,206,584
- Top prize
- $30,000
Launch vs. closing odds
Launch odds are calculated across the full print run. Closing odds are calculated across the tickets still unsold when the game was removed.
| Prize | Launch odds | Closing odds | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| $30,000 | 1 in 2,594,340 | 1 in 1,206,584 | 1 / 5 |
| $5,000 | 1 in 3,242,925 | 1 in 11,674,530 | 0 / 4 |
| $1,000 | 1 in 294,811 | 1 in 603,292 | 2 / 44 |
| $500 | 1 in 49,891 | 1 in 57,456 | 21 / 260 |
| $100 | 1 in 1,637 | 1 in 2,024 | 596 / 7,925 |
| $75 | 1 in 2,215 | 1 in 3,175 | 380 / 5,857 |
| $50 | 1 in 428 | 1 in 529 | 2,281 / 30,330 |
| $25 | 1 in 200 | 1 in 260 | 4,647 / 64,858 |
| $20 | 1 in 120 | 1 in 146 | 8,249 / 108,051 |
| $15 | 1 in 75 | 1 in 92 | 13,120 / 173,011 |
| $10 | 1 in 75 | 1 in 86 | 14,083 / 172,934 |
| $5 | 1 in 60 | 1 in 64 | 18,981 / 216,200 |
| $4 | 1 in 50 | 1 in 52 | 23,262 / 259,554 |
| $3 | 1 in 30 | 1 in 30 | 40,136 / 432,510 |
| FREE $2 TICKET | 1 in 20 | 1 in 19 | 64,987 / 648,470 |
| $2 | 1 in 21 | 1 in 19 | 62,885 / 605,281 |
The record
When this game was pulled, 1 of 5 top prizes of $30,000 were still unclaimed. Because prizes were claimed more slowly than tickets sold, the closing odds on the top prize were about 2.2× shorter than at launch (1 in 2,594,340 → 1 in 1,206,584) for the tickets that remained on shelves.
Record ID: New Jersey-1887 · Last seen active November 3, 2026